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Author: Anjali Tambwekar
In today’s fast paced business world, being ‘connected’ is the key to success. It seems like a million years ago where posts or letters were exchanged giving ample time to put your feet up. As they say, this is the SMS and Wireless generation where everyone wants to be in touch all the time. But, is it possible without being confined to a desktop computer? Can one access e-mails, stocks, news & current affairs, project reports etc. even while being on the move?
Going by the recent trends, the increasing need of geographical freedom and ubiquitous has prompted the convergence of wireless and computing resulting in seamless mobility. And being not too far in this arena, India too is one of the fastest growing markets in the domain of wireless and mobile innovations. These technologies have consistently seen an upward trend over the years bringing with it some of the most revolutionary changes.
Wireless the new buzz
Wireless is the new buzz among networking and software addicts. It offers the much needed freedom to perform job functions from the workplace of individual choice rather than being stationary. It has reshaped enterprise connectivity, worldwide enabling information mobility for better consumer interaction. In modern times where real-time access to information can be critical in serving customer’s, wireless has benefited a great deal in terms of improving work processes by offering anywhere, anytime access to the information resulting to improved employee productivity and customer satisfaction.
Many companies have adopted some sort of wireless application like WLAN (Wireless LAN) and WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) technologies based on CDMA or GSM, Bluetooth, TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), I-Mode, WAP and 3G (third-generation) to streamline their business processes.
Some of the important areas of investment are to monitor industrial automation, control and sensing applications, mobile multimedia, multimedia process engineering with low-power consumption and smartspeed technology which offers 3GHz performance at 1/6th power consumption and replaceable chip packaging. In a longer tenure, wireless can help corporates to adapt flexible work-hours and work places, and with the increase in remote working culture it might be just the antidote for jaded employees, and cramped workplace.
On the darker side, issues like security, optimising the existing devices and integration are some of the major roadblocks one has to overcome while migrating from a legacy system to wireless. The biggest challenge is to wireless enable existing applications, or develop new applications that work seamlessly with existing applications that are meant to run on a wired infrastructure.
Mobile technology gaining momentum
And where wireless technology still has room to grow, mobile phones today are revolutionary considering that only a couple of decades ago we were devoid of much of the functionality modern mobile phones have. Today, the technology empowers the mobile networks to share data, exchange emails, access the World Wide Web and stay in touch with family and friends.
It would not be wrong if we say that 1G (first generation technology) has lost in the pages of history. In modern times, third generation or 3G technology is ruling over the hearts and minds of mobile phone. It offers high speed networks, delivers the most reliable content at that too at a great speed and wider coverage. No more is networking a wire-ridden technology. And going by the industry sources, in the near future, 4G network will make a quite a stir.
Off late, mobile technology is sporting ever-richer features as an everyday feature. From an instrument meant for talking only to being connected through the GPS, mobile technologies are the future of communication. It enables one to send emergency hotlines location data, a navigation device, an email reader and web browser, mega pixel camera, a music player and radio which supports latest audio formats such as MP3, WMA and AAC. 3G handsets give outstanding connectivity with Bluetooth, USB and other features. This functionality is being extended to the consumer range for applications such as finding a certain location, getting driving instructions, and even estimated times of arrival and yet there is room for expansion.
In another two decades, we’ll likely see mobile phones as multi-use forms of consumer electronics. Looking at the pace at which the subscriber base for the cellular services is growing, this is likely to happen sooner than most would think.
Unlike many countries worldwide, India is covered by a single standard, GSM 900 which has benefited the operators to support countrywide mobility. By 2010, the Asian region as a whole is predicted to exceed 700 million mobile data subscribers. And as these technologies continue to evolve, it will be the usefulness of content and applications, pragmatic standards, and user acceptance that will decide its fate.
Wireless for mobile workforce
Wireless sure can be an attainable dream for the mobile workforce as it can provide high performance connections, complete mobility and flexibility. And as the market for wireless data equipment grows, we would witness a drastic reduction in the equipment costs along with improvement in wireless products and technologies. This will make it more feasible for mass usage and high volume sales. In addition, WLAN has become more readily available for use in mobile phones both for internet and voice calls.
Industry verticals like healthcare (doctor services), financial (banking and stock trading), travel and community development (communications) will succeed in addressing the issues with more urgency, personalisation and relevance because of this.
Beginning of the Future
Even while we are witnessing radical developments in the wireless and mobile technology segment, there is still much more to offer. But, it will take some time before the end user feels the impact. Though SMS on mobiles is commonly accepted application; major developments in data capability of 3G systems to enable wireless operators to offer rich content like digital photos and MP3 downloads; things that are now possible on a wired network will happen without it too in the near future.
In another couple of years, we will see growth of wireless data services through 2.5G technologies and the exploration of data applications. Bluetooth and Wireless LAN will become more widely deployed in home and enterprise market. For wireless data, organisations today are still pondering the most optimal technologies to deploy and what services or applications they would like to ‘m-enable’. M-Commerce as a paradigm will take a while to kick-in, primarily because of a half-baked business model involving the enterprise, operator, service provider and content provider.
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The article gives information about wireless technology. But, it does not give any information about the implementation